Fernwood Cellars Wine Cause for ‘Ooohs’ and ‘Aaahs’
I was out dining with friends last week. As we perused the menu
Council approves adult entertainment ordinance
The City Council unanimously outlawed full nudity at adult
Business Briefs: Alien names new CEO
Alien Technology Corporation announced that the company's Board
Successive string of stabbings leaves work cut out for police
The Gilroy Police Department has leads for two consecutive
The art of cursive is being lost
Amidst current discussions and controversy about the merits and challenges of the new “Core Curriculum,” a less dramatic yet equally important issue is the trend away from teaching “cursive” in our schools. As a retired teacher and current voter, genealogist and sports fan, I think the loss of the ability to write (and therefore read) cursive is another step in the increasing “depersonalization” of our culture with potentially disastrous consequences. I was further reminded of this as I went to vote by mail, where, on the envelope, you are told emphatically to sign your name (not print it) for your vote to count.
